{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder | image = File:2005 David Nangle Massachusetts House of Representatives.png | caption = David Nangle, circa 2005 | office = Member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] | term_start = 1999 | term_end = 2020 | predecessor = Edward A. LeLacheur | successor = [[Vanna Howard]] | constituency = [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 18th Middlesex district|18th Middlesex]] (1999-2003)<br>[[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 17th Middlesex district|17th Middlesex]] (2003-2020) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|12|18}} | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] }}
'''David M. Nangle''' (born December 18, 1960) is an American politician who served in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] from 1999 to 2020. He is a [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]] resident and a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].<ref>[http://www.malegislature.gov/People/Profile/DMN1 David M. Nangle]. Massachusetts General Court.</ref> While a member of the House, he served as the chair of the House Ethics committee. In February 2021, Nangle pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements to a bank, and filing false tax returns and was sentenced to 15 months in prison and two years of supervised release.<ref name="sun-sentencing">{{cite news |last1=Melanson |first1=Alana |date=15 September 2021 |title=Ex-Rep. David Nangle sentenced to 15 months in federal prison on corruption charges |work=Lowell Sun |url=https://www.lowellsun.com/2021/09/15/ex-rep-david-nangle-sentenced-to-15-months-in-federal-prison-on-corruption-charges/ |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> He was released from federal custody on November 10, 2022.<ref name="bop">{{cite web |title=BOP: Federal Bureau of Prisons Web Site |url=https://www.bop.gov/ |access-date=15 July 2023 |website=www.bop.gov}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Nangle grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts and graduated from [[Lowell High School (Massachusetts)|Lowell High School]] in 1978.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/DMN1/Biography |title=David M. Nangle |work=The 191st General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |publisher=The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |access-date=2020-02-18 }}</ref>
==Political career== Nangle was first elected to represent the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 18th Middlesex district|18th Middlesex]] district in 1998 defeating Republican Karen Simao with 60.9% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=PD43+ Massachusetts Election Statistics |url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:1998/year_to:1998/office_id:8/district_id:58808 |website=PD43+ |access-date=7 November 2021}}</ref> Following redistricting after the [[2000 United States census|2000 Census]], Nangle began to serve as the representative for the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 17th Middlesex district|17th Middlesex]] district starting in 2003. Under speaker [[Robert DeLeo (politician)|Robert DeLeo]], Nangle became chair of the Massachusetts House Ethics committee and a member of DeLeo's leadership team, serving as one of the floor division chairs.<ref name="nbc">{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Matt |title=Former Top Dem in Mass. House Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/politics/former-top-dem-in-mass-house-sentenced-to-15-months-in-prison/2493127/ |access-date=7 November 2021 |work=NBC Boston}}</ref> Following the federal indictment, Nangle resigned his leadership positions in February 2020. In November 2020, Nangle lost the 2020 Democratic primary election for the 17th Middlesex District to [[Vanna Howard]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Emma |title=Howard thumps entrenched incumbent facing 28-count federal indictment |url=https://www.lowellsun.com/2020/09/01/howard-wins-state-rep-race/ |access-date=7 November 2021 |work=Lowell Sun |date=2 September 2020}}</ref>
==2020 federal arrest== On February 18, 2020, Nangle was arrested by both the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] and [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] on federal charges alleging that he raided his campaign account to pay for personal expenses and sustain a gambling habit at various [[casino]]s around the New England area.<ref name=Patch>{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/chelmsford/ma-state-representative-david-nangle-arrested|title= State Rep. Fed Gambling Habit With Campaign Funds: Prosecutors|last=Fisher|first=Jenna|date=2019-02-18|website=Patch|access-date=2019-02-18}}</ref> According to the [[Indictment#United States|federal indictment]], "NANGLE illicitly used campaign funds to, among other things: (i) pay for personal expenses (ii) defraud his bank lender, and (iii) collect income that he failed to report to the Internal Revenue Service."<ref>{{cite news |last=Andersen |first=Travis |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/18/metro/state-rep-david-nangle-arrested-federal-charges/ |title=State Representative David Nangle arrested on charges of using campaign funds to fuel alleged gambling at area casinos |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=2020-02-18 |access-date=2020-02-18 }}</ref><ref name= Patch/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/massachusetts-democrat-who-sits-on-ethics-panel-arrested-for-corruption|title=Massachusetts Democrat who sits on ethics panel arrested for corruption|last=Halaschak|first=Zachary|date=2020-02-18|website=[[Washington Examiner]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200223042219/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/massachusetts-democrat-who-sits-on-ethics-panel-arrested-for-corruption|archive-date=2020-02-23|access-date=2020-02-22}}</ref>
The indictment charged Nangle with 10 counts of [[wire fraud]], four counts of [[bank fraud]], nine counts of making false statements to a bank, and five counts of filing false income tax returns. He pleaded not guilty and was released $25,000 [[Bail|bond]] and ordered to surrender his passport and to refrain from gambling.<ref>{{cite news |last=Alanez |first=Tonya |last2=Andersen |first2=Travis |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/18/metro/state-rep-david-nangle-arrested-federal-charges/ |title=State Representative David Nangle used campaign funds to fuel casino gambling habit, prosecutors say |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=2020-02-18 |access-date=2020-02-19 }}</ref>
On February 24, 2021, Nangle pleaded guilty to charges of 10 counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, four counts of making false statements to a bank and five counts of filing false tax returns.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-24|title=Former Massachusetts State Representative Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Campaign Funds, Bank Fraud and Tax Fraud|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-massachusetts-state-representative-pleads-guilty-embezzling-campaign-funds-bank|access-date=2021-02-25|website=www.justice.gov|language=en}}</ref> On September 15, 2021, Nangle was sentenced to 15 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $33,347 to the IRS and a forfeiture of $15,650. He was ordered to report to [[Federal Medical Center, Devens|FMC Devens]] to serve his sentence before November 1, 2021.<ref name="sun-sentencing" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Former Massachusetts State Representative Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Campaign Funds, Bank Fraud and Tax Fraud |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-massachusetts-state-representative-sentenced-prison-embezzling-campaign-funds-bank |website=www.justice.gov |access-date=7 November 2021 |language=en |date=15 September 2021}}</ref> Nangle was released from prison in April 2022 and served the remainder of his sentence in community confinement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-state lawmaker Nangle leaves prison for community confinement |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/04/21/david-nangle-prison-release-fraud |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=www.wbur.org |language=en}}</ref>
==Committee assignments== * House Committee on Ethics * House Committee on Rules * Joint Committee on Rules
==See also== * [[2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature]]
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==External links== {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ma-hs}} {{s-bef|before=Edward A. LeLacheur}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]]<br>from the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 18th Middlesex district|18th Middlesex]] district|years=1999–2003}} {{s-aft|after=[[Kevin J. Murphy (politician)|Kevin J. Murphy]]}} |- {{s-bef|before=[[Thomas Golden Jr. ]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]]<br>from the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 17th Middlesex district|17th Middlesex]] district|years=2003–2020}} {{s-aft|after=[[Vanna Howard]]}} {{s-end}}
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